Krishnan v. Sepulveda

Humberto and Olga Sepulveda, a married couple, brought suit for the mental anguish they suffered over the death of Patricia, their unborn child, which they claim was caused by a doctor’s negligence. By giving the Se-pulvedas’ pleadings a strained reading, the Court today sidesteps precedent and grants the mother a cause of action for the wrongful death of a baby. The Court thereby calls into question the series of cases in which we declined to recognize a wrongful death action for the death of an unborn child, Pietila v. Crites, 851 S.W.2d 185, 187 (Tex.1993) (per curiam), Blackman v.…